Why do we change the clocks? - BBC News?

We change the clocks so that our days match up better with the sun’s schedule.

Imagine you have a toy train that runs on a track. It goes click-clack every minute, just like the seconds on your watch. But sometimes, the train gets out of sync with the sun, it’s still dark outside, but the train says it's time for lunch! That happens because we change the clocks twice a year, in spring and autumn, to match how long our days are.

In spring, we move the clock forward by one hour. It feels like we're stealing an extra minute from the night, kind of like taking a cookie from your brother’s plate! In autumn, we move it back, giving us that extra minute again, just like getting a free cookie.

This helps people have more daylight in the morning during spring and more light in the evening during autumn, it's like having a longer playtime!